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    Budget analysis and policy advocacy: the role of non-governmental public action

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007
    Civil society initiatives to improve budget transparency and influence government spending priorities are being introduced in developing countries. This IDS working paper reports on research carried out on six civil society budget groups around the world. The case studies are on a social movement in India, a research institution in Croatia and NGOs in Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and Uganda.
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    Fiscal decentralisation and economic growth: a comparative study of China and India

    International Studies Programmme, Georgia State University, 2005
    There are some obvious differences in the political systems of India and China, but there are also similarities in their approaches to decentralisation, such as poor service delivery and the lack of fiscal discipline that threaten the ability of both countries to sustain high rates of economic growth.
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    Building budgets from below

    Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2004
    This paper investigates the degrees of freedom available to women (elected to self-government) to determine local and macro fiscal policies.
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    Sieving budgets for gender

    Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2004
    Gender budgeting exercises attempt to assess how far prevailing gender-based biases are incorporated into budgetary exercises. Such analyses also provide women with vital information regarding the contents and focus of existing government policies. The aim is to promote greater transparency and enhance democracy.
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    Gender budgeting analysis: a study in Maharashtra’s agriculture

    Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2004
    This paper analyses the impact that state budgets of Maharashtra, India had on women in agriculture between 1998 to 2002.
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    Tax compliance costs and non-filing behaviour

    National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India, 2004
    Previous studies have indicated that 89 per cent of potential taxpayers in India did not file tax returns. Yet empirical evidence and theoretical work on characteristics of ‘non-filers’ is limited. This paper presents a simple model of non-filing behaviour and makes predictions about the incidence and costs of non-filing in general.
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    Gender equality in sector wide approaches: a reference guide

    OECD Development Centre, 2002
    This guide presents a series of case studies examining the experience of sector wide programs in education, health and agriculture.It offers advice on how to ensure that a sector wide approach:contributes to overall sustainability and effectivenessis fully responsive to the needs and interests of both women and men and helps to promote gender equalityThe case studies identif

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